William Knibb, Missionary in Jamaica: A MemoirAlexander & Shepheard, 1896 - 134 pàgines |
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1st of August Abbott African Anti-Slavery Baptist Missionary Baptist Missionary Society baptized Barrett bless brethren Brick Lane brother Burchell Burchell's Calabar Carey chapel CHAPTER Christ Christian church Colonial coloured Committee Custos deacons Dendy emancipation England estates Falmouth father feel freedom friends Garland Grove give Gospel happy heard heart hope Houses of Lords interest island Jamaica Jesus Jubilee Kettering Kingston labour land letter live Lord Lord's Lord's Supper magistrates manumissions massa master mercy Messrs minister mission Montego Bay morning mother negroes night pastor persons Phillippo planters poor Port Royal pray prayer prayer-meeting preached present public meeting QUEEN CONSORT received rejoice religious RICHARD BARRETT Rio Bueno Savanna-la-Mar schoolmaster schools sent slavery slaves Society soon speak spirit stations Stewart Town Sunday tell Waldensia Whitehorne wife William Knibb write
Passatges populars
Pàgina 64 - The primitive christians, it is said, walked in the fear of God, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost.
Pàgina 11 - JESUS ! and shall it ever be, A mortal man ashamed of thee ? Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days ? 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star : He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine.
Pàgina 45 - MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal ; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Pàgina 12 - Why was I made to hear Thy voice, And enter while there's room, When thousands make a wretched choice, And rather starve than come?
Pàgina 43 - An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies, for promoting the Industry of the manumitted Slaves, and for compensating the Persons hitherto entitled to the services of such Slaves...
Pàgina 109 - The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice: let the multitude of the isles be glad thereof.
Pàgina i - Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house ? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Pàgina 38 - For if thou altogether boldest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this...
Pàgina 48 - August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, become and be to all intents and purposes, FREE and discharged of, and from all manner of SLAVERY, and shall be absolutely and for ever manumitted...
Pàgina 9 - I feel a burning hatred against it, and look upon it as one of the most odious monsters that ever disgraced the earth. The slaves have temporal comforts in profusion, but their morals are sunk below the brute, and the iron hand of oppression daily endeavours to keep them in that ignorance to which it has reduced them. When contemplating the withering scene my heart sickens, and I feel ashamed that I belong to a race that can indulge in such atrocities.